1.Have your science journal at your table 2.Title: BioMass Alternative Energy 3.Date: 02/19/15 4.Update your table of Contents BioMass Alternative Energy~ Day One

BIOMASS (BIOGAS/BIOFUEL) LEARNING TARGETS Explain in your own words BioMass Alternative NRG Explain how Energy is made from the BioMass Advantages/Disadvantages (Pro/Con) of having BioMass as an Alternative Energy

Vocabulary Connection bio = life or living systems mass = amount of matter that is in an object Biomass = organic matter used as a fuel, especially in a power station for the generation of electricity. This energy source is also called “biofuel” or, if it is in gaseous form, “biogas.” What other words have the prefix “bio” in them? How do those words relate to “life”?

Biomass Basics This organic matter can be burned directly. Also, once these things ferment (or rot), produce gases such as methanol or ethanol that can be used to fuel a fire. The gases can also be compressed to turn a turbine which then generates electricity. Click here to see an animation: ite/biomass.htm ite/biomass.htm

Biomass Basics What else (besides wood) on farms could be burned or allowed to ferment (rot) in order to generate energy?

Biomass Energy Your teacher will show you an example of the power of biofuels/biogas. electricity. Of course we know that some gases can be burned to produce heat energy, but that is not safe in our classroom. So we will make a model to show how powerful gas can be. In this experiment, chemical reaction will generate a gas similar to the gases produced when we burn waste.

Write About It On a separate piece of notebook paper : (Don’t forget to write your name and date) – Write a paragraph about what would happen if we really ran out of fossil fuels and way of currently producing energy did not work anymore. How would humans be affected? How we get the energy we would need to survive?

Alternative Energy Definition How does it make energy? Examples/ Picture Hydroelectric Geothermal Wind BioMass Solar You and your partner will complete the BioMass Row in your Energy chart… You already have this saved….. Complete Row 4. BioMass Alternative Energy

BioMass Energy~ Day 2 Open your Research Document and complete a 2 nd form for BioMass Energy. You will use the Symbaloo website from Mrs. Aldridge’s web page as part of your research. Remember to save your changes with the blue square in the top left corner of your screen.

Biomass Energy Research Use these links and the printed resources that your teacher provides to inform the public about wind energy. Include the same categories of information that you used to tell the public about hydropower and solar energy. Research links (This is a Symbaloo that has links to many different sites – not just wind turbines):